i'll switch over to miles because we're on the u.s. network now. that's very shallow. we're now talking 18 miles deep. that will make a difference. it should make a difference in that, in fact, the effects it has on the shoreline. because the wave will likely be a bit smaller. we already understand there has been damage to some shorelines so we're not try to minimize this. what i'd rather see is the change we have. which is the earthquake occurred deeper as opposed to more shallow but it was a major, in fact, a great earthquake at 8.0. sometimes you can go through a year without, deb, without getting one of these here, so as a result of this happening, underwater, in the pacific ocean, at the magnitude it did and at the depth that it did, tsunami warnings have been issued and we have multiple territories and countries that are involved. one of them is australia. also new zealand as well in that warning. >> the solomon islands are parent of what's known as the ring of fire. it's an area that's subject to a lot of earthquakes. this area has been hit several types over th